“I have had an interesting life . . . I usually try anything I can at least once from barrel racing in a rodeo to flying an airplane.  I have traveled from Nordkapp in Norway in the Arctic Circle to a sea plunge in Antarctica at Deception Island . . . I don't enjoy all the quiet time now.   Sometimes, it gets boring as hell to listen to myself.   Consequently, I’ve adopted senior cats & dogs through the years because we seniors have got to stick together.  The pets are always there to greet me, & it makes me feel wanted & needed . . .

I also enjoy being with highly educated people retired from various professions.    Through  OLLI, I make friends & learn about topics from Chinese brush painting to archaeology.  It keeps me wanting to learn more.  Your mind is the original computer in the world,  & I am stuffing mine full of as much info as I can  –  that way it keeps expanding rather than contracting.”